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India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test highlights: India crush Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs, lead two-match series 1-0

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 06, 2022, 16:45:01 IST

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India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test highlights: India crush Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs, lead two-match series 1-0

India defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs inside three days in the opening Test in Mohali on Sunday to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Sri Lanka made 178 in their second innings after getting bundled out for 174 in the first. India, who declared their first innings on 574-8, enforced the follow-on. Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, who scored an unbeaten 175, picked up four wickets in the second innings for a match haul of nine. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took 4-47. Check live scorecard, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket score online on Times of India.

14:13 (IST) Mar 06

FOUR!

FOUR! Asalanka hits another and the ball goes towards third man region.

14:12 (IST) Mar 06

FOUR!

Asalanka goes for a slog sweep this time. The ball races towards square leg fence.

14:11 (IST) Mar 06

SIX! SIX!

SIX! Asalanka hits Jadeja for back-to-back sixes. Both sixes land in long on region. SL 112/4

14:09 (IST) Mar 06

Charith Asalanka comes to the crease

14:08 (IST) Mar 06

WICKET! Dhananjaya de Silva falls

WICKET! Ravindra Jadeja ends Dhananjaya de Silva's stay at 30 . Jadeja completely deceived De Silva. Jadeja bowls flat and a short. The batsman aims to rive but ends up giving an easy catch to Iyer at short cover. SRI LANKA 174 and 94/4 (f/o) (INDIA 1st innings: 574/8d)

13:39 (IST) Mar 06

FOUR!

FOUR! De Silva flicks this beautifully towards deep mid-wicket. SL 80/3

13:33 (IST) Mar 06

FOUR!

FOUR! Bumrah to Dhananjaya de Silva. The Sri Lankan plays with full face of the bat and sends the ball towards mid off.

13:19 (IST) Mar 06

FOUR!

FOUR! Ah! What a shot. Dhananjaya de Silva finds the gap and sends Shami towards square leg for a boundary. SL 69/3

12:59 (IST) Mar 06

FOUR!

FOUR! Dhananjaya de Silva bends his knee and sends Shami towards deep extra cover. What a shot from him. SL 57/3

12:55 (IST) Mar 06

Dhananjaya de Silva comes to the crease

12:53 (IST) Mar 06

WICKET! Karunaratne departs

WICKET! Shami removes Dimuth Karunaratne for 27 runs. Seam. Karunnaratne tries to play but gets an edge. Pant dives to his right and takes a clean catch. SRI LANKA 174 and 45/2 (f/o) (INDIA 1st innings: 574/8d)

12:50 (IST) Mar 06

FOUR!

FOUR! Karunaratne sends Shami for a boundary. Beautiful shot from him.

12:47 (IST) Mar 06

FOUR!

Ashwin to Karunaratne. The Sri Lankan chops this one towards backward point. Ah! what a shot from him. SL 40/2

12:32 (IST) Mar 06

FOUR!

FOUR! Mathews flicks the ball towards fine leg for a boundary. Poor delivery from Jayant Yadav. SL 33/2

12:23 (IST) Mar 06

RECORD ALERT:

Ashwin equals Kapil Dev's record of 434 Test wickets

12:20 (IST) Mar 06

REVIEW and OUT!

WICKET! A loud caught behind appeal from Ashwin against Nissanka. Umpire says NO. Ashwin and Pant manage to convince Rohit and the Indian skipper goes for a review. There is nick. It's OUT. Nitin Menon has to reverse the decision. Nissanka departs for 6 runs.

12:18 (IST) Mar 06

STAT ATTACK: Ashwin inches closer to equal Kapil Dev's record

Ashwin is one wicket short of Kapil Dev's 434 Test wickets. Ashwin needs just one more scalp to equal Kapil's record.

12:14 (IST) Mar 06

Welcome back!

The second session is underway. Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunaratne are making their way to the middle. Ravichandran Ashwin to start the proceedings.

11:42 (IST) Mar 06

STAT ATTACK

R Ashwin breaks into TOP 10 in all-time leading wicket takers in Test cricket - joint level at 10th position with Rangana Herath (433 wickets).

11:42 (IST) Mar 06

STAT ATTACK: Dismissed most times by Ashwin in Tests

11 - Ben Stokes, 10 - David Warner, 9 - Alastair Cook, 8 - Tom Latham, 7 - Ed Cowan/ James Anderson/ Lahiru Thirimanne